Strange happenings in the Mother Country

[thebitterguy]

Well, it appears Dr. Who ain't just for Geeks anymore.

Or, possibly, there's just a LOT of geeks in England.

The new Who series won several awards at the National Television Awards in England, which are voted on by viewers there, putting them in the same category as the People's Choice awards, rather than the Geminis.

It won Most Popular Drama, and Eccleston won Best Actor and Billie Piper won Best Actress.

This line in the story made me giggle: "Little Britain was named best comedy programme over The Simpsons, Will and Grace and Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere. " I really wanna see Max And Paddy's Road to Nowhere.

Thanks to adders for the intel.

Comments

Apologies re HTML

[thebitterguy]

I'll fix that tonight.

[adders.livejournal.com]

It really never was just for geeks. Even in its intial run, from 1963 onwards, it was a huge audience draw. It was only in the late 80s that audiences dwindled down to geek levels - a time when the show was more interested in pleasing geeks than the general public.

[indefatigable42.livejournal.com]

When did the idea that any form of speculative fiction was only for geeks kick in? Or is that an American invention that never took place in the UK?

On my side of the pond, the first s/f show that I can remember being genuinely 'cool' among the 16+ crowd was Buffy. Before that, adults just never admitted to liking s/f.

[thebitterguy]

Oh, I know. I just like to tease some of the folk on my flists who are fans of the series.

Now, Farscape, THERE'S a show for the geek set.

[adders.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. Pigs In Space: the Next Generation. :)

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

You can't just blame the geeks in England. There was online voting *cough, cough*

Spin-off??

[luciancarter.livejournal.com]

What spin-off?

Is it Captain Jack?!

Re: Spin-off??

[thebitterguy]

Uh, yeah. It's called "Torchwood" (an anagram for Dr. Who) and is about Captain Jack fighting evil and having gay sex. Possibly at the same time.

interesting bloke

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